Example sentences of "[adv] [be] [vb pp] free " in BNC.
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| 1 | If a relative wants to collect the ashes they can be collected or sent , but they will only be kept free for a time ( usually about a month ) — a charge will be made after that time . |
| 2 | It 's hoped a British engineer and his Australian cousin , kidnapped by the Kurdish rebels in Turkey , could soon be set free . |
| 3 | Soldiers will no longer be given free cigarettes . |
| 4 | Since cultures are unlikely to be maintained for more than 4 or 5 days they can generally be kept free of bacterial contamination by conducting all manipulations in sterile media with flame-pulled glass mouth pipettes under dissecting microscopes in a dust-free area , for example surrounded by Perspex dust covers . |
| 5 | Switching to Economy 7 will usually be done free by your local Electricity Board . |
| 6 | North apparently devised , and the attorney general approved , a scheme to ransom two hostages for $2.2m in bribes ; extra hostages could probably be bribed free , North believed , for $1m each . |
| 7 | Both Gas regions and electricity companies can advise on adaptations available for disabled people , e.g. for slot meters or appliances , which can often be fitted free of charge . |
| 8 | Banque Nationale de Paris ( BNP ) , may well be set free before long . |
| 9 | A 1–2 min exposure to PHA at 37 C in M2 + BSA is generally sufficient to ensure adhesion between the cells which can then be washed free of lectin , rinsed and transferred with a clean pipette to small drops of M 16 + BSA under oil at 37 C in 5% CO2 in air for aggregation . |
| 10 | The channel will initially be broadcast free to more than two million homes with satellite and cable links . |
| 11 | A product lawfully made or service provided which complies with Community essential standards must therefore be allowed free entry into all the Member States of the Community . |
| 12 | It was just as well that he would soon be yoked to Virginia , so that his desire for his headstrong gypsy would never be allowed free rein . |
| 13 | Insignificant , meagre , thin and tasteless presences who could safely be ignored , who could safely be set free . |